Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-11-25
For U. S. Senate, Jno. S. Barbour
BUSINESS WORLD.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM COMMERCIAL
AND INDUSTRIAL CENTRES.

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has been no time at which builders
could not obtain more contracts than
they had, and workmcn have been at
oil times aolo to find employment
There is great deal of work yet TO
be done, both outside and inside,
and painters, decorators. plumbers,
cabinet makers, and workmen en-.
gagged i'll fitting up electrical appli.
ances have the assurance of their en-
ployers that there will be no idle
time this winter, especially in the
lnrger cities. In some few of the
minor industries there is some little
complaint ut the fact that they have
not two or three months orders
ahead. The furniture manufacturers
here and all over the country have
just about rs much work rs they can
conveniently turn out. The increase
in European travelling has led to the
importation of good deal of alleged
foreign furniture, and some of our
shops have good trade in it.
Bank clearings Mt thirty eight cities
show nj increase of Is per cent. over
the previous week, and Of 81 per
cent. over the same week last year
Reporting railway lines show an in
crease ill earnings and in traffic.
Manufacturing interests are Watching
commercial and railroad movements
very closely. A great deal of pro-
jected building will be done or not
done, according to Indications in
these quarters.
Nearly S1O,OOO,OOO is being ex-
pended upon new railroads in Ken.
originating in Louisville
Nearly all the new lines arc develop.
ing rich timber ...1 mineral territory.
Contracts are now out for the build
lisg OF 1--WE railroads.
East Chicago is to be built up with
extensive ear manufactures, steel
plants a@d slnughtering establish.
ments. Minnesota capitalists are con-
sidering the construction of new
railroad to the pacific coast. An
eastern syndicate is making extern.
sive railroad and dock improvements
mt Duluth, MINI.
The jewelry manufacturers through.
out the United States are anticipat.
ing q largely increased demand for
the better makes and styles of jewel
ry and precious stones. A good deal
of machinery has been recently put
in and number of expert workmen
from Europe are arriving with view
of meeting the demand for jewelry
and silver and gold work of special
design.
The total imports of silk manufac.
turers at New York during October
amounted to s2,56G, 1876. Imports OF
raw silk at New York and San Fran.
cisco 422,392 pounds, valued at 81.
947,7G6. The Pennsylvania silk man.
nfacturers are meeting with an ur-
gent demand for every pound of silk
they can produce.
a mill oct in Michigan is making
fancy cassimeres. New England can.
not monopolize the textile business
Other textile mills are projected in
that State.
The Massachusetts shoe manufac
turers are looking forward to the
time when they will be in absolute
possession and control of their bust
ness.
The Schlessinger electric road in
the Lykens Valley coal mine will like
ly be followed by the construction OF
similar roads is quite a number Of
anthracite mines. The fact is clearly
demonstrated that the electric moto,
is cheaper for such work than tho
steam locomotive.
Professor Elisha Gray has invent
ed machine which reproduces {
message just rs it is written.
A recent New York order for two
hundred and fifty miles of wire is the
largest of the kind over given.
Providence, Rhode Island, has just
turned out solid fifty.fve thousand
pound casting.
Immense quantities of coal are tc
be found between the Rocky Noun
tainp and the Sierras.
Three hundred and fifty convict.
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